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Black female founders in the US face many challenges, but one of the most detrimental is the lack of funding granted to them. Before 2021, only 93 Black female founders had raised $1 million or more in venture capital, up from 34 founders in 2018, according to ProjectDiane, a biennial report on the state of Black and Latinx women founders by the organization DigitalUndivided.

Shiloh Johnson, the founder of startup ComplYant, found that the Grid 110 accelerator program helped her build her business from the ground up in order to get accepted toTechStars, the prominent seed accelerator that has been known to accept about 1% to 2% of its applicants.

When Matt Kozlov, TechStars Los Angeles' Managing Director, evaluates startups, he looks for a few key qualities in a company's leadership: humility, passion, resilience and the ability to accept coaching well...

Our 2021 class includes companies led by intensely passionate, mission-driven, and experienced founders who are laser-focused on solving societal challenges, making our communities healthier, happier, and more equitable.  We leaned in heavily where we know LA’s mentor pool and industrial base can help these 12 companies thrive, especially in the areas of  healthcare, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, retail, proptech, SMB SaaS, and consumer tech.  

This episode Bernice interviews Shiloh on Marketing Entrepreneurs Podcast.

Shiloh built her career like many of us, in a more traditional corporate environment, complete with the dreaded LA-traffic-commute. This experience led Shiloh to pursue a remote-centric life, first as a solopreneur, and then as a founder of a remote-first startup.